BESA’s health and safety chief elected chair of SHEP
REBECCA Crosland has been elected as the new chair of the Safety and Health Engineering Partnership (SHEP).
She succeeds Christopher Buxton, CEO of the British...
Students to deliver outdoor classroom as part of major Glasgow project
STUDENTS in Glasgow have been involved in a community project as part of the £60 million investment in the new North East Hub Health...
Livingston construction firm to help distilleries embark on retrofit projects
FOUR projects to develop new green technologies and innovations in the Scotch whisky sector are to receive their share of £11 million in UK...
Edinburgh’s trams to Newhaven project set for 2023 completion
EDINBURGH'S trams to Newhaven is on track for completion in spring 2023, the capital's council has announced.
It comes as the project reaches its two-year point,...
Builders welcome launch of Deposit Unlock initiative
TRADE body Homes for Scotland (HfS) has welcomed the launch of Deposit Unlock, the housebuilding industry-led mortgage scheme that allows new build buyers to...
Firms expected to spend £16.6 billion on oil and gas decommissioning
AN estimated 1.2 million tonnes of disused oil and gas installations are to be brought to shore for reuse, recycling and disposal in the...
Allied Surveyors acquires industrial space for Ivanhoe Caledonian
ALLIED Surveyors Scotland has completed the acquisition of 15,000 sq ft of industrial space on behalf of Ivanhoe Caledonian, Edinburgh’s last remaining commercial printing...
Kinross entrepreneur celebrates ten years in business
KINROSS-based contracting firm Webster Developments is celebrating ten years in business.
The company was launched by Daniel Webster in his mum’s spare room when he...
Glencoe Folk Museum set for major redevelopment
MATHER & Co is working with Peter Drummond Architects to redevelop Glencoe Folk Museum in the Scottish Highlands.
Housed in traditional 18th century heather-thatched cottages,...
‘Momentous’ heating project aids net zero ambitions in Glasgow’s east end
CLYDE Gateway, in partnership with Scottish Water Horizons, has completed a project to install what it described as 'one of the country’s most innovative...
Campion reports ‘excellent’ sales rates amidst ‘rocketing’ price inflation
DUNFERMLINE-headquartered housebuilder Campion Homes has reported 'positive' financial results for the year ended June 2021 despite the pandemic-related challenges.
Announcing its full year results, Campion...
Terry Healy Group acquires Edinburgh’s Custom Build Solutions
TERRY Healy Group Ltd (THG) has announced the acquisition of Custom Build Solutions Ltd (CBS), an Edinburgh-based all trades building and home improvements company.
CBS director...
New report outlines value of Graduate Apprenticeships in Scotland
NEW research has highlighted the value Scottish employers place on Graduate Apprenticeships (GAs).
Independent research body, the Edge Foundation, has published a report called Graduate...
Milestone for Passivhaus social housing project in Drymen
A sod cutting ceremony has taken place to mark the start of construction work at one of Scotland’s first social housing developments to be...
Recycling of wind turbine blades could benefit construction sector
A project to develop a wind turbine blade recycling system in Britain has been given the go-ahead, after securing a UK Government grant.
The £2...
Barratt Developments Scotland scoops top housebuilder accolade
BARRATT Developments Scotland is celebrating after being crowned Homebuilder of the Year at the Homes for Scotland Awards.
The triumph marked a double success for...
RJ McLeod to begin works at Uig Harbour
RJ McLeod is to start infrastructure improvement works at Uig Harbour this week, The Highland Council has announced.
The project will bring an extended marshalling...
New homes completed at former Paisley pub site
THE JR Group has turned a former derelict pub site in Paisley into 36 new-build flats.
The Amochrie Road development in Foxbar included a major...
Young Stirlingshire surveyor wins national award
A young Stirlingshire surveyor has won a UK-wide accolade at the RICS Young Surveyor of the Year Awards.
Kevin Keane, who works for e.surv Chartered...
Story Contracting lands £5.5m Invercoe Bridge project
STORY Contracting has been awarded a £5.5 million contract by The Highland Council to replace the existing Invercoe Bridge.
Work will begin in December to replace...
